They are “the Oscars of food for the real New York,” according to the celebrity chef Mario Batali.

The annual street food competition — now in its 12th year — returns to Governors Island on Saturday, bringing together about two dozen top food trucks out of the more than 10,000 street vendors across the city.

Among the awards up for grabs: best dessert; best vegan; rookie vendor of the year; and the crown jewel of them all, the Vendy Cup.

Caitlyn Napolitano and Carlos Dacosta are among the finalists for best newcomers.

The couple — she is a former waitress; he is a firefighter with Engine 64 — met six years ago while out dancing on the Lower East Side.

Beyond break dancing, they also share a love (and talent) for cooking.

Several years and many trial-and-error platefuls later, they opened their Latin-inspired, hot-pink truck, Los Viajeros, in July 2015.

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Caitlyn Napolitano and Carlos Dacosta in front of their food truck, Los Viajeros.CreditGregg Vigliotti for The New York Times

“The truck matches the food,” Mr. Dacosta told us on Thursday, just before the lunch rush began outside Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.

“The truck is vibrant and colorful. The tacos are the same,” he added.

El Jefe, a burrito made according to his grandmother’s recipe, is filled with slow-cooked, shredded brisket, sweet plantains, Monterey Jack cheese and jalapeños.

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